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.infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%; background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div style="display:inline-block" class="fn">William J. Fallon</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/220px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/330px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg/440px-ADM_Fallon_Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1944-12-30</span>) </span>December 30, 1944<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 79)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1967–2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Central Command">U.S. Central Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/U.S._Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Pacific Command">U.S. Pacific Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Fleet Forces Command">U.S. Fleet Forces Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a><br /><a href="/wiki/U.S._2nd_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 2nd Fleet">U.S. 2nd Fleet</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carrier_battle_group" title="Carrier battle group">Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Attack_Squadron_65_(U.S._Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Attack Squadron 65 (U.S. Navy)">Attack Squadron Sixty Five</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Deliberate_Force" title="Operation Deliberate Force">Operation Deliberate Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Navy Distinguished Service Medal">Navy Distinguished Service Medal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> (4)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Joseph Fallon</b> (born December 30, 1944) is a retired <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> four-star <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admiral</a> who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Central Command">U.S. Central Command</a> from March 2007<sup id="cite_ref-Petersburgnew_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Petersburgnew-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to March 2008. ADM Fallon was the first Navy officer to hold that position. His other four-star assignments include Commander, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Pacific Command">U.S. Pacific Command</a> from February 2005 to March 2007, Commander, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Fleet Forces Command">U.S. Fleet Forces Command</a> from October 2003 to February 2005, and 31st <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a> from October 2000 to August 2003. On March 11, 2008, he announced his resignation from CENTCOM and retirement from active duty, citing administrative complications caused in part by an article in <i><a href="/wiki/Esquire_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Esquire Magazine">Esquire Magazine</a>,</i> which described him as the only thing standing between the Bush Administration and war with Iran. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fallon was born in <a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange, New Jersey</a> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Merchantville,_New_Jersey" title="Merchantville, New Jersey">Merchantville, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-shanker_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shanker-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Camden_Catholic_High_School" title="Camden Catholic High School">Camden Catholic High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cherry_Hill,_New_Jersey" title="Cherry Hill, New Jersey">Cherry Hill, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 1967 graduate of <a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a>, he received his commission through the <a href="/wiki/Navy_ROTC" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy ROTC">Navy ROTC</a> Program and was designated a <a href="/wiki/Naval_Flight_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Flight Officer">Naval Flight Officer</a> upon completion of flight training in December 1967. </p><p>Fallon is a graduate of the <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/National_War_College" title="National War College">National War College</a> in Washington, D.C. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Studies from <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a>. Fallon was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College_Distinguished_Graduate_Leadership_Award" title="Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award">Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award</a> in 2001 and granted an honorary <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">Doctor of Military Science</a> degree by his alma mater, Villanova University, on May 17, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-villanova.edu_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-villanova.edu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_service">Military service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After flight training at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola</a> in Florida and <a href="/wiki/NAS_Glynco" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Glynco">NAS Glynco</a> in Georgia, Fallon was assigned to fly the <a href="/wiki/RA-5C_Vigilante" class="mw-redirect" title="RA-5C Vigilante">RA-5C Vigilante</a> at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Sanford" title="Naval Air Station Sanford">Naval Air Station Sanford</a> in Florida and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Albany" title="Naval Air Station Albany">Naval Air Station Albany</a> in Georgia, including a combat deployment to <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam</a>. He moved to the <a href="/wiki/A-6_Intruder" class="mw-redirect" title="A-6 Intruder">A-6E Intruder</a> in 1974 at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Oceana" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Oceana">NAS Oceana</a>, Virginia. All told, he served in flying assignments for 24 years with Reconnaissance Attack Squadrons (RVAH), Attack Squadrons (VA) and <a href="/wiki/Carrier_air_wing" title="Carrier air wing">Carrier air wings</a> (CVW), deploying to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Oceans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>, embarked in <a href="/wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-60)" title="USS Saratoga (CV-60)">USS <i>Saratoga</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Ranger_(CV-61)" title="USS Ranger (CV-61)">USS <i>Ranger</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Nimitz" title="USS Nimitz">USS <i>Nimitz</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="USS Dwight D. Eisenhower">USS <i>Dwight D. Eisenhower</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN-71)" title="USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)">USS <i>Theodore Roosevelt</i></a>. He has logged more than 1,300 carrier arrested landings and over 4,800 flight hours in tactical jet aircraft. </p><p>Fallon commanded <a href="/wiki/Attack_Squadron_65_(U.S._Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Attack Squadron 65 (U.S. Navy)">Attack Squadron 65</a>, embarked in USS <i>Dwight D. Eisenhower;</i> Medium Attack Wing One at NAS Oceana; and <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_Eight" title="Carrier Air Wing Eight">Carrier Air Wing Eight</a> aboard USS <i>Theodore Roosevelt</i> during a combat deployment to the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> for <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Operation Desert Storm</a> in 1991. Assigned as Commander, <a href="/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_8" title="Carrier Strike Group 8">Carrier Group Eight</a> in 1995, he deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a> as Commander, <i>Theodore Roosevelt</i> Battle Group and commanded <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_60" title="Task Force 60">Battle Force Sixth Fleet (CTF 60)</a> during <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATOs</a> combat <a href="/wiki/Operation_Deliberate_Force" title="Operation Deliberate Force">Operation Deliberate Force</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia</a>. Admiral Fallon served as Commander, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">U.S. Second Fleet</a> and Commander, Striking Fleet Atlantic from November 1997 to September 2000. </p><p>Shore duties included assignment as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville" title="Naval Air Station Jacksonville">Fleet Air Jacksonville</a>, and to the staffs of Commander, Reconnaissance Attack Wing One; Commander, Operational Test Force, and Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He has served as Deputy Director for Operations, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and as Deputy Director, Aviation Plans and Requirements on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> His first flag officer assignment was with <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> as Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans and Policy for Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He was then assigned as Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet followed by assignment as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Command. Nominated for his fourth star, he became the 31st <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a> in October 2000. </p><p>In February 2001, while serving as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Fallon was given Presidential <a href="/wiki/Envoy_(title)" title="Envoy (title)">special envoy</a> status and dispatched to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> to apologize for the <a href="/wiki/Ehime_Maru_and_USS_Greeneville_collision" title="Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision">collision between the U.S. Navy submarine <i>USS Greeneville</i> and the Japanese fisheries training vessel <i>Ehime Maru</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accident killed nine Japanese crewmembers, including four high school students. Fallon, along with Ambassador <a href="/wiki/Tom_Foley" title="Tom Foley">Tom Foley</a>, met with family members of the victims at the Ambassador's official residence in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> and in the <i>Ehime Maru</i>'s home port of <a href="/wiki/Uwajima,_Ehime" title="Uwajima, Ehime">Uwajima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ehime_Prefecture" title="Ehime Prefecture">Ehime Prefecture</a>, bowing deeply and expressing regret on behalf of the United States and <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">President George W. Bush</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His deferential show of contrition to the families, carried out in front of news cameras, was widely credited with defusing an incident that could have damaged <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Japan–United States relations">U.S.-Japan relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, he told the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee that the military should be exempted from certain environmental laws because the laws affected the military's ability to conduct operations at its bases. </p><p>In February 2003, he authorized the Navy's Task Force Uniform initiative that led to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Working_Uniform" title="Navy Working Uniform">Navy Working Uniform</a> and <a href="/wiki/Navy_Service_Uniform" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Service Uniform">Navy Service Uniform</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was then nominated and confirmed for assignment as the Commander, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Fleet Forces Command">U.S. Fleet Forces Command</a> and U.S. Atlantic Fleet from October 2003 to February 2005; during that time, he was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>. Following that, he received a rare third assignment as a four-star military officer, as Commander, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Pacific Command">U.S. Pacific Command</a> from February 2005 until March 2007. </p><p>At Pacific Command, Fallon took a conciliatory approach towards China. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Central_Command">United States Central Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: United States Central Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg/250px-Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg/375px-Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg/500px-Gates_Fallon_Abizaid.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3015" data-file-height="1719" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> with Fallon and <a href="/wiki/John_Abizaid" title="John Abizaid">John Abizaid</a> at the CENTCOM Change of Command ceremony, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 4, 2007, <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">President Bush</a> nominated Fallon for his fourth four-star command to replace <a href="/wiki/John_Abizaid" title="John Abizaid">John Abizaid</a>, who was retiring from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>, as Commander of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">United States Central Command</a>, (CENTCOM).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> confirmed Admiral Fallon as the first Navy admiral to command <a href="/wiki/CENTCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="CENTCOM">CENTCOM</a> on February 7.<sup id="cite_ref-flaherty_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flaherty-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He relieved General Abizaid on March 16, 2007. </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/Combatant_commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Combatant commander">combatant commander</a> of Central Command, Fallon was General <a href="/wiki/David_Petraeus" title="David Petraeus">David Petraeus</a>'s superior officer, who was at that time the commander of <a href="/wiki/Multinational_Force_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Multinational Force Iraq">Multinational Force Iraq</a>. Petraeus succeeded Fallon as CENTCOM commander, relieving the "Acting" CENTCOM Commander, then-Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey on October 31, 2008. </p><p>As CENTCOM commander, Fallon often criticized Iran while also encouraging negotiations. On May 28, 2007, he noted that the United States would continue to have a military presence in the Middle East, despite Iran wishing otherwise. However, he also said, "We have to figure out a way to come to an arrangement with them [Iran]".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an <a href="/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Arabic" title="Al Jazeera Arabic">Al-Jazeera</a> broadcast on September 30, 2007, he criticized those publicly urging war, stating "This constant drum beat of conflict is what strikes me which is not helpful and not useful. [...] I expect that there will be no war and that is what we ought to be working for." He also stated that Iran was not as strong as it claimed, "Not militarily, economically or politically."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he referred to Iranians as ants, "These guys are ants. When the time comes, you crush them."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Resignation">Resignation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Resignation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 11, 2008 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gates" title="Robert Gates">Robert Gates</a> announced the resignation of Fallon as CENTCOM Commander. He stated that Fallon's reason for resigning centered on the controversy regarding a recent article in <i><a href="/wiki/Esquire_(magazine)" title="Esquire (magazine)">Esquire</a></i> magazine<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which depicted him as openly criticizing the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush" title="Presidency of George W. Bush">Bush administration</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with specific regard to American policy towards <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his widely publicized resignation, interpreted as <a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_military_action_against_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Opposition to military action against Iran">opposition to military action against Iran</a>, the conservative <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Times" title="The Washington Times">The Washington Times</a></i> countered with a report that Fallon's active and retired military critics believed that he was "pushed to resign" by higher officials because "he failed to prevent foreign fighters and munitions from entering Iraq". After his resignation as CENTCOM commander, he retired from military service.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post_service_life">Post service life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Post service life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fallon joined the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (MIT) Center for International Studies as a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Wilhelm_Fellow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Wilhelm Fellow (page does not exist)">Robert Wilhelm Fellow</a> for nine months, starting August 2008. He was to collaborate with the MIT community in research, seminars, conferences and other intellectual projects.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fallon was the commencement speaker at the 2009 commencement ceremonies at his alma mater, Villanova University.<sup id="cite_ref-villanova.edu_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-villanova.edu-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also was the 2009 commencement speaker for the University of California, San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in June 2009, Admiral Fallon served as co-chair of the <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Strategic_%26_International_Studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Center for Strategic & International Studies">Center for Strategic & International Studies</a> Commission on Smart <a href="/wiki/Global_health" title="Global health">Global Health</a> Policy<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alongside the President and CEO of <a href="/wiki/CARE_(relief_agency)" class="mw-redirect" title="CARE (relief agency)">CARE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helene_D._Gayle" title="Helene D. Gayle">Helene D. Gayle</a> where he discussed his experiences with the security dimensions of <a href="/wiki/Global_health" title="Global health">global health</a>. Admiral Fallon contributed in multiple conferences and policy discussions and attended a summer tour of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> that included the <a href="/wiki/Kibera" title="Kibera">Kibera</a> slums. At a global health event in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Research Triangle</a>, Admiral Fallon gave the keynote address:<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote> <p>I spent more than 40 years of my life serving in the U.S. Navy, serving around the world, as well as Commander of both <a href="/wiki/U.S._Pacific_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Pacific Command">U.S. Pacific Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Central Command">U.S. Central Command</a>. When I was a student at the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_War_College" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Naval War College">U.S. Naval War College</a>, security was defined in very traditional terms. It was the business of competing sovereign state actors with defined borders who pursue hard national interests. </p><p>Working on the ground in the far corners of the world, however, I came to appreciate that security today is much more about basic day-to-day existence – it's primarily about the security of the individual. Included in this, the way people relate to each other, their families, their jobs and their communities. It is broader and far more personal than traditional notions of security. And at the heart of human security is health. </p> </blockquote><p>Admiral Fallon joined Tilwell Petroleum LLC in August, 2009 as a partner and advisor for the company's strategic business development program. "We are excited to have Admiral Fallon join our team at Tilwell," said Tony Cardwell, Managing Member of Tilwell. "Admiral Fallon's extensive experience in the Navy and his work with government and non-governmental agencies is a great addition to Tilwell as we continue to expand our customer base and support for both military and commercial applications."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Admiral Fallon was named chief executive officer of NeuralIQ Government Services, Inc. in March 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Admiral Fallon was on the Board of Directors of <a href="/wiki/Frontier_Services_Group" title="Frontier Services Group">Frontier Services Group</a> from April 2014 through April 2016 .<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks_and_promotions">Ranks and promotions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ranks and promotions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a>, <a href="/wiki/NROTC" class="mw-redirect" title="NROTC">NROTC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">Midshipman</a> – Class of 1967</dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)#United_States" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant,_Junior_Grade" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant, Junior Grade">Lieutenant, Junior Grade</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Commander_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Commander (United States)">Lieutenant Commander</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Commander_(United_States)" title="Commander (United States)">Commander</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Captain_(U.S._Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (U.S. Navy)">Captain</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>O-1 </th> <th>O-2 </th> <th>O-3 </th> <th>O-4 </th> <th>O-5 </th> <th>O-6 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; width:16%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/US_Navy_O1_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_O1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_O3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; width:16%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg/60px-U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg/90px-U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg/120px-U.S._Navy_O-4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; width:16%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_O5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; width:16%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_O6_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>May 15, 1967 <br /> (date of rank from June 7) </th> <th>July 1, 1968 </th> <th>July 1, 1970 </th> <th>July 1, 1976 </th> <th>April 1, 1982 </th> <th>September 1, 1988 </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Rear_Admiral_(lower_half)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral (lower half)">Rear Admiral (lower half)</a> </th> <th><a 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<th>January 1, 1997 </th> <th>September 20, 1998 </th> <th>November 1, 2000 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Fallon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navalflightoff.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Navalflightoff.jpeg/180px-Navalflightoff.jpeg" decoding="async" width="180" height="41" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/File:Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Defense_Superior_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/36px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -49px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/18px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/27px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/36px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -31px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/18px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/27px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/36px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> with three golden <a href="/wiki/Award_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Award star">award stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -56px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/17px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/26px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/34px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/17px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/26px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/34px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)" title="Meritorious Service Medal (United States)">Meritorious Service Medal</a> with two award stars </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -73px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Award_Numeral_2_golden.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Award_Numeral_2_golden.png/15px-Award_Numeral_2_golden.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Award_Numeral_2_golden.png/23px-Award_Numeral_2_golden.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Award_Numeral_2_golden.png/30px-Award_Numeral_2_golden.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -48px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%22V%22_device,_brass.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/17px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/26px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/34px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -22px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Award_numeral_3.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Award_numeral_3.png/15px-Award_numeral_3.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Award_numeral_3.png/23px-Award_numeral_3.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Award_numeral_3.png/30px-Award_numeral_3.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> with gold <a href="/wiki/Award_numeral" class="mw-redirect" title="Award numeral">award numeral</a> 2, <a href="/wiki/Combat_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat V">Combat V</a> and bronze strike/flight numeral 3<sup id="cite_ref-Relinquishment_of_Command_Ceremony_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Relinquishment_of_Command_Ceremony-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -67px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/18px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/27px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/36px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -48px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%22V%22_device,_brass.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/17px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/26px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg/34px-%22V%22_device%2C_brass.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Commendation Medal">Navy Commendation Medal</a> with gold award star and Valor V </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Achievement_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Achievement Medal">Navy Achievement Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_(USMC_and_USN_frame).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg/80px-Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg/120px-Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg/160px-Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award_%28USMC_and_USN_frame%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="146" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award" title="Joint Meritorious Unit Award">Joint Meritorious Unit Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/80px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/120px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/160px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -61px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -47px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -33px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation" title="Navy Unit Commendation">Navy Unit Commendation</a> with 3 bronze <a href="/wiki/Service_star" title="Service star">service stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:80px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 32px; top: 3px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze service star"><img alt="Bronze star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/14px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/21px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/28px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/80px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/120px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/160px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation">Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> with bronze service star </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png/80px-Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png/120px-Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png/160px-Battle-e-ribbon_2nd_award.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="545" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_%22E%22_Ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy "E" Ribbon">Navy "E" Ribbon</a> w/ 2 <a href="/wiki/Battle_E_device" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle E device">Battle E devices</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:80px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 32px; top: 3px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze service star"><img alt="Bronze star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/14px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/21px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/28px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="200" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/21px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Ribbonstar-bronze.svg/28px-Ribbonstar-bronze.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal">Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal</a> with bronze service star </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/160px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal" title="Vietnam Service Medal">Vietnam Service Medal</a> with two bronze service stars </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_(1991%E2%80%932016).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/80px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/120px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/160px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -40px; display: inline-block; width: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/14px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/21px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg/28px-Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal" title="Southwest Asia Service Medal">Southwest Asia Service Medal</a> with two bronze service stars </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:80px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 32px; top: 3px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver-service-star-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Silver service star"><img alt="Silver star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/14px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/21px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Silver-service-star-3d.svg/28px-Silver-service-star-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="476" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/80px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/120px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/160px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon">Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon</a> with silver service star </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_(Distintivo_Blanco)_pasador.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg/80px-ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg/120px-ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg/160px-ESP_Gran_Cruz_Merito_Naval_%28Distintivo_Blanco%29_pasador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross_of_Naval_Merit_(Spain)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of Naval Merit (Spain)">Grand Cross of Naval Merit of Spain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg/80px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg/120px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg/160px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ordre_national_du_M%C3%A9rite" title="Ordre national du Mérite">Commander of the National Order of Merit</a> (<a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg/80px-Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg/120px-Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg/160px-Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam Gallantry Cross">Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg/80px-NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg/120px-NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg/160px-NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="132" data-file-height="36" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NATO_Medal" title="NATO Medal">NATO Medal</a> for <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" title="Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">Former Yugoslavia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon,_with_60-_clasp.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/80px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/120px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg/160px-Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon%2C_with_60-_clasp.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="132" data-file-height="36" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Campaign_Medal" title="Vietnam Campaign Medal">Vietnam Campaign Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Saudi_Arabia)_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg/80px-Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg/120px-Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg/160px-Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_%28Saudi_Arabia%29_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)">Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Kuwait)_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/Reactions_to_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="Reactions to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">Reactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="Criticism of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">Criticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="Aftermath of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">Aftermath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action" title="United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action">U.S. withdrawal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq_during_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War">United States support for Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeton_incident" title="Bridgeton incident">Bridgeton incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655" title="Iran Air Flight 655">Iran Air Flight 655</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Ajr" title="Iran Ajr">Iran Ajr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair" title="Iran–Contra affair">Iran–Contra affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Staunch" title="Operation Staunch">Operation Staunch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Eager_Glacier" title="Operation Eager Glacier">Operation Eager Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Earnest_Will" title="Operation Earnest Will">Operation Earnest Will</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Prime_Chance" title="Operation Prime Chance">Operation Prime Chance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Nimble_Archer" title="Operation Nimble Archer">Operation Nimble Archer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis" title="Operation Praying Mantis">Operation Praying Mantis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" title="Syrian civil war">Syrian civil war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014%E2%80%93present)" title="Yemeni civil war (2014–present)">Yemeni Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_alliance_against_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab–Israeli alliance against Iran">Arab–Israeli alliance against Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Accords" title="Abraham Accords">Abraham Accords</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2019_Warsaw_Conference" title="February 2019 Warsaw Conference">February 2019 Warsaw Conference</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict" title="Iran–Israel proxy conflict">Iran–Israel proxy conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_proxy_conflict" title="Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict">Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria%E2%80%93Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_coalition" title="Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition">Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Security_Construct" title="International Maritime Security Construct">International Maritime Security Construct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani" title="Assassination of Qasem Soleimani">Assassination of Qasem Soleimani</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reactions_to_the_assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani" title="Reactions to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani">reactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_revenge_scenarios" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirteen revenge scenarios">Thirteen revenge scenarios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump%27s_threat_for_the_destruction_of_Iranian_cultural_sites" title="Donald Trump's threat for the destruction of Iranian cultural sites">Donald Trump's threat for the destruction of Iranian cultural sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Martyr_Soleimani" title="Operation Martyr Soleimani">Operation Martyr Soleimani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Camp_Taji_attacks" title="2020 Camp Taji attacks">2020 Camp Taji attacks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations_after_1979" title="Iran–United States relations after 1979">Incidents after 1979</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Paul_R._Shaffer_and_John_H._Turner" title="Assassination of Paul R. Shaffer and John H. Turner">Assassination of Paul R. Shaffer and John H. Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_revolution" title="Iranian revolution">Iranian revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" title="Iran hostage crisis">Iran hostage crisis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Iranian_hostage_crisis" title="Timeline of the Iranian hostage crisis">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe_Conference" title="Guadeloupe Conference">Guadeloupe Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Credible_Sport" title="Operation Credible Sport">Operation Credible Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw" title="Operation Eagle Claw">Operation Eagle Claw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Caper" title="Canadian Caper">Canadian Caper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter%27s_engagement_with_Ruhollah_Khomeini" title="Jimmy Carter's engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini">Jimmy Carter's engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_October_Surprise_theory" title="1980 October Surprise theory">1980 October Surprise theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis_negotiations" title="Iran hostage crisis negotiations">Negotiations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algiers_Accords" title="Algiers Accords">Algiers Accords</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/America_can%27t_do_a_damn_thing_against_us" title="America can't do a damn thing against us">America can't do a damn thing against us</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings" title="1983 Beirut barracks bombings">Beirut barracks bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing" title="Khobar Towers bombing">Khobar Towers bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Franklin_espionage_scandal" title="Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal">Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disappearance_of_Robert_Levinson" title="Disappearance of Robert Levinson">Disappearance of Robert Levinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_kill_or_capture_strategy_in_Iraq" title="United States kill or capture strategy in Iraq">United States kill or capture strategy in Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_raid_on_the_Iranian_Liaison_Office_in_Erbil" title="United States raid on the Iranian Liaison Office in Erbil">United States raid on the Iranian Liaison Office in Erbil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jalal_Sharafi" title="Kidnapping of Jalal Sharafi">Kidnapping of Jalal Sharafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_naval_dispute" title="2008 Iran–United States naval dispute">2008 Naval dispute</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_Monkey" title="Filipino Monkey">Filipino Monkey</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Cassandra" title="Project Cassandra">Project Cassandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%932011_detention_of_American_hikers_by_Iran" title="2009–2011 detention of American hikers by Iran">Detention of American hikers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contents_of_the_United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak_(Iran)" title="Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Iran)">United States diplomatic cables leak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_alleged_Iran_assassination_plot" title="2011 alleged Iran assassination plot">2011 alleged Iran assassination plot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Strait_of_Hormuz_dispute" title="2011–2012 Strait of Hormuz dispute">Strait of Hormuz dispute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93U.S._RQ-170_incident" title="Iran–U.S. RQ-170 incident">RQ-170 incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Maersk_Tigris" title="MV Maersk Tigris">MV <i>Maersk Tigris</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_U.S.%E2%80%93Iran_naval_incident" title="2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident">2016 Naval incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran" title="Nuclear program of Iran">Nuclear program of Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_nuclear_program_of_Iran" title="Timeline of the nuclear program of Iran">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P5%2B1" title="P5+1">P5+1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Merlin" title="Operation Merlin">Operation Merlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charming_Kitten" title="Charming Kitten">Charming Kitten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuxnet" title="Stuxnet">Stuxnet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Hossein_Alikhani" title="Kidnapping of Hossein Alikhani">Kidnapping of Hossein Alikhani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extradition_case_of_Meng_Wanzhou" title="Extradition case of Meng Wanzhou">Arrest of Meng Wanzhou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deportation_of_Iranian_students_at_US_airports" title="Deportation of Iranian students at US airports">Deportation of Iranian students at US airports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2019_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident">May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2019_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident">June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Iranian_shoot-down_of_American_drone" title="2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone">2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_K-1_Air_Base_attack" title="2019 K-1 Air Base attack">2019 K-1 Air Base attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2019_United_States_airstrikes_in_Iraq_and_Syria" title="December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria">December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_the_United_States_embassy_in_Baghdad" title="Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad">Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Iran_explosions" title="2020 Iran explosions">2020 Iran explosions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Erbil_rocket_attacks" title="2021 Erbil rocket attacks">2021 Erbil rocket attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Natanz_incident" title="2021 Natanz incident">2021 Natanz incident</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/February_2021_United_States_airstrike_in_Syria" title="February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria">February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leaked_Mohammad_Javad_Zarif_audiotape" title="Leaked Mohammad Javad Zarif audiotape">Leaked Mohammad Javad Zarif audiotape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2021_United_States_airstrike_in_Syria" title="June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria">June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2021_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="July 2021 Gulf of Oman incident">July 2021 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August_2021_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="August 2021 Gulf of Oman incident">August 2021 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_U.S.%E2%80%93Iran_naval_incident" title="2021 U.S.–Iran naval incident">2021 U.S.–Iran naval incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Erbil_missile_attacks" title="2022 Erbil missile attacks">2022 Erbil missile attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2023_Northeastern_Syria_clashes" class="mw-redirect" title="March 2023 Northeastern Syria clashes">2023 Northeastern Syria clashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suez_Rajan" class="mw-redirect" title="Suez Rajan">Seizure of <i>Suez Rajan</i> and <i>St Nikolas</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attacks_on_U.S._bases_in_Iraq,_Jordan,_and_Syria_(2023%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)">Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Erbil_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 Erbil attack">2024 Erbil attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_22_drone_attack" title="Tower 22 drone attack">Tower 22 drone attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_interference_in_the_2024_United_States_elections" title="Iranian interference in the 2024 United States elections">Iranian interference in the 2024 United States elections</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sanctions_against_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctions against Iran">Legislation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_sanctions_against_Iran" title="United States sanctions against Iran">United States sanctions against Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maximum_pressure_campaign" title="Maximum pressure campaign">Maximum pressure campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_12170" title="Executive Order 12170">Executive Order 12170</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_12172" title="Executive Order 12172">Executive Order 12172</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13769" title="Executive Order 13769">Executive Order 13769</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reactions_to_Executive_Order_13769" title="Reactions to Executive Order 13769">reactions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trump_travel_ban" title="Trump travel ban">Trump travel ban</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13780" title="Executive Order 13780">Executive Order 13780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13876" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Order 13876">Executive Order 13876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_and_Libya_Sanctions_Act" title="Iran and Libya Sanctions Act">Iran and Libya Sanctions Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Nonproliferation_Act_of_2000" title="Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000">Iran Nonproliferation Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran,_North_Korea,_Syria_Nonproliferation_Act" title="Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferation Act">Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferation Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Freedom_and_Support_Act" title="Iran Freedom and Support Act">Iran Freedom and Support Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Sanctions_Enhancement_Act_of_2007" title="Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2007">Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyl%E2%80%93Lieberman_Amendment" title="Kyl–Lieberman Amendment">Kyl–Lieberman Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_Iran_Sanctions,_Accountability,_and_Divestment_Act_of_2010" title="Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010">Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Freedom_and_Counter-Proliferation_Act" title="Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act">Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Law_113-100" title="Public Law 113-100">Public Law 113-100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Nuclear_Agreement_Review_Act_of_2015" title="Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015">Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countering_America%27s_Adversaries_Through_Sanctions_Act" title="Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act">Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dames_%26_Moore_v._Regan" title="Dames & Moore v. Regan">Dames & Moore v. Regan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Diplomatic_and_Consular_Staff_in_Tehran" title="United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran">United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_Platforms_case" title="Oil Platforms case">Oil Platforms case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_v._Banki" title="United States v. Banki">United States v. Banki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_Markazi_v._Peterson" title="Bank Markazi v. Peterson">Bank Markazi v. Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certain_Iranian_Assets" title="Certain Iranian Assets">Certain Iranian Assets</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rubin_v._Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran">Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleged_Violations_of_the_1955_Treaty_of_Amity_(Iran_v._United_States)" title="Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity (Iran v. United States)">Alleged violations of Treaty of Amity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Groups and individuals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Action_Group" title="Iran Action Group">Iran Action Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93America_Society" title="Iran–America Society">Iran–America Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_Students_Association_in_the_United_States" title="Iranian Students Association in the United States">Iranian Students Association in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Iranian_American_Council" title="National Iranian American Council">National Iranian American Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_Iranian_American_Communities" title="Organization of Iranian American Communities">Organization of Iranian American Communities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Against_Nuclear_Iran" title="United Against Nuclear Iran">United Against Nuclear Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farashgard" title="Farashgard">Farashgard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps" title="Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jundallah_(Iran)" title="Jundallah (Iran)">Jundallah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Assembly_of_Iran" title="Kingdom Assembly of Iran">Kingdom Assembly of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="National Council of Iran">National Council of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Resistance_of_Iran" title="National Council of Resistance of Iran">National Council of Resistance of Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Mojahedin_Organization_of_Iran" title="People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran">People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Abrams" title="Elliott Abrams">Elliott Abrams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baskerville" title="Howard Baskerville">Howard Baskerville</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">William J. Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hook" title="Brian Hook">Brian Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Macmanus" title="Joseph Macmanus">Joseph Macmanus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Malley" title="Robert Malley">Robert Malley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_D._Mull" title="Stephen D. Mull">Stephen D. Mull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erwin_David_Rabhan" title="Erwin David Rabhan">Erwin David Rabhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Rezaian" title="Jason Rezaian">Jason Rezaian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Ritter" title="Scott Ritter">Scott Ritter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wadsworth" title="Craig Wadsworth">Craig Wadsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_R._White_(U.S._veteran)" title="Michael R. White (U.S. veteran)">Michael R. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxana_Saberi" title="Roxana Saberi">Roxana Saberi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saeed_Abedini" title="Saeed Abedini">Saeed Abedini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saeid_Aboutaleb" title="Saeid Aboutaleb">Saeid Aboutaleb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahram_Amiri" title="Shahram Amiri">Shahram Amiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirous_Asgari" title="Sirous Asgari">Sirous Asgari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Reza_Banki" title="Mahmoud Reza Banki">Mahmoud Reza Banki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haleh_Esfandiari" title="Haleh Esfandiari">Haleh Esfandiari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amir_Mirza_Hekmati" title="Amir Mirza Hekmati">Amir Mirza Hekmati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezedin_Abdel_Aziz_Khalil" title="Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil">Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahrzad_Mirgholikhan" title="Shahrzad Mirgholikhan">Shahrzad Mirgholikhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Hosseini_(showman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammad Hosseini (showman)">Mohammad Hosseini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esha_Momeni" title="Esha Momeni">Esha Momeni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh" title="Mohammad Mosaddegh">Mohammad Mosaddegh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baquer_Namazi" title="Baquer Namazi">Baquer Namazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siamak_Namazi" title="Siamak Namazi">Siamak Namazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahar_Nowrouzzadeh" title="Sahar Nowrouzzadeh">Sahar Nowrouzzadeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reza_Pahlavi,_Crown_Prince_of_Iran" title="Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran">Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noor_Pahlavi" class="mw-redirect" title="Noor Pahlavi">Noor Pahlavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trita_Parsi" title="Trita Parsi">Trita Parsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryam_Rajavi" title="Maryam Rajavi">Maryam Rajavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdolreza_Shahlaei" title="Abdolreza Shahlaei">Abdolreza Shahlaei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Shakeri" title="Ali Shakeri">Ali 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